Forum: Geek Forum
Topic: Useful buttons on my keyboard!!!!
started by: askheaves
Posted by askheaves on Oct. 22 2001,01:18
I've had this microsoft keyboard with a bunch of round purple buttons on it for about a year now and I just realized that these buttons actually automatically correspond to things the computer could do!!! Like, I hit the calculator button and the calculator came up! My Computer, same thing! I can even go forward or backward in tracks in Media Player without even having it in focus!!!!With this newfound power, I can rule the world!
Posted by kornalldaway on Oct. 22 2001,01:34
i like the keyboard with just unassigned buttons that i can make run certain applications or do certain things
i thnk microsoft makes a few empty ones on their keyboard, but i don't need all the rest
i never use media player or calculator or my computer for that matter
Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Oct. 22 2001,01:59
wow.... that inspired to hit all the weird buttons on my Logitech Wireless.Media Player is now my total bitch0r 
Posted by askheaves on Oct. 22 2001,02:05
Look at me! With the push of a button, I can have thousands of instances of Outlook up in an instant!!! Shit... seem to be crashing. What does 'Out of Virtual Memory' mean?
Posted by jiggyfresh on Oct. 22 2001,02:25
mine have assignments for the buttons but i got a program off the companys website so i can change them to do what i want..they still have labels on them that say they do other stuff though
Posted by EvilGenius on Oct. 22 2001,03:43
damn, i don't have any specials buttons anymore.. not since i smashed my microsoft keyboard against my bed post into tiny pieces. this MI keyboard doens't have anything extra on it..  ------------------
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Posted by miNus on Oct. 22 2001,03:47
I've got a black CrapUSA keyboard that I bought when I had a black Antec case that I payed out of the ass for at CrapUSA.I want to get:
1) A new intellimouse explorer 3.0
2) Ratpadz
3) A new keyboard Oh, by the way, you guys are late sending me my birthday stuff, so, use that above list as a reference
Posted by EvilGenius on Oct. 23 2001,07:00
just toss me your credit card number, with that i'm sure i can obtain any gift you'd want.. 
Posted by miNus on Oct. 23 2001,09:37
Actually, I stopped at the bank on my birthday and opened up a checking account. As soon as my debit card gets here, I'm going to break it in and order my Samsung 955DF 19" flat glass from mwave.comKinda pop it's cherry
Posted by Nikita on Oct. 23 2001,18:22
Shit miNus, you gotta be gentle when poppin' cherries. What kind of gentleman are you?
Posted by porn_dealer on Oct. 24 2001,04:17
They need a "clean off keyboard" key ------------------
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Posted by LiNeY on Oct. 24 2001,04:29
I have one of these ergonomical keyboards... actually it is a German one which sux0rs, but I've switched it to American. Then I put little adhesive tape strips with the American key names over the German ones, but half of them fell off... Looks weird. ------------------
C'est à cette amie que je me confie - mais c'est l'autre que j'embrasse...
Posted by Jimi on Oct. 24 2001,05:22
I have a keyboard with a Wake up button for when trying to keep awake when finishing that all important Shell switching program
:-)I also have a sleep button for when insomnia is giving me hell. And I have a power off button that... Shit yes I do want to save changes on everything running, help me! ------------------
There is no reality... Just walls!
Posted by ic0n0 on Oct. 24 2001,05:30
< http://www.logitech.com/cf/products/productoverview.cfm/104 > This is what ive got! lot's of buttons! It's great i am able to program them to do almost anything. ------------------
"Genitalia, while fun to play with, are rarely pleasant to look at" This message has been edited by ic0n0 on October 24, 2001 at 12:33 PM
Posted by chmod on Oct. 24 2001,05:48
I hate keyboards that have all those extra buttons and crap. I just like a plain, small functional keyboard, with a nice crispy action. Also I hate those keyboards where the enter key is 4 times as big, and the backspace key has been made 1/2 as big so they can cram the backslash next to it. Then whenever I reach for the backspace, I get the slash instead.
Posted by veistran on Oct. 24 2001,14:26
I haven't had any trouble (other than battery life only being a month with my useage) with my logitech optical wireless, even in games, maybe you had something leaking that was causing interference?
Posted by askheaves on Oct. 24 2001,17:20
Can I just warn folks not to buy wireless optical mice? It's a bad idea. Something with the RF transmission, I think, that jsut causes the worst lag. Especially don't try it for games. I've had the first Logitech Optical and MS's new Optical Wireless. Both just bothered me.And, for keyboards, occasionally I switch the keys to dvorak. That's the manly way of typing. 
Posted by ic0n0 on Oct. 24 2001,18:38
quote:
Originally posted by veistran:
I haven't had any trouble (other than battery life only being a month with my useage) with my logitech optical wireless, even in games, maybe you had something leaking that was causing interference?
Me too no problems ------------------
"Genitalia, while fun to play with, are rarely pleasant to look at"
Posted by damien_s_lucifer on Oct. 24 2001,18:39
quote:
Originally posted by porn_dealer:
They need a "clean off keyboard" key
Especially when you have a couple gigs of pr0n and "skip forward" and "skip backwards" keys on your wireless keyboard. did I say pr0n? I meant stuff from the Discovery Channel. Yeah, that's it Liney, do you want a real American keyboard for Christmas? That can be arranged This message has been edited by damien_s_lucifer on October 25, 2001 at 01:39 PM
Posted by LiNeY on Oct. 24 2001,19:21
quote:
Originally posted by damien_s_lucifer:
Liney, do you want a real American keyboard for Christmas? That can be arranged
Oh yes... ------------------
C'est à cette amie que je me confie - mais c'est l'autre que j'embrasse...
Posted by [liquid] meta on Oct. 24 2001,22:14
optical mice w/ wires aren't that bad..
i just got the m$ intellimouse optical (the thing w/ the 4 buttons + wheel)
it's pretty fast.
Posted by CNCJake on Oct. 24 2001,22:51
one of my friends has a keybord that is dishwasher safe!!!!!!!!------------------
I pinged your mom, and got 100\% packet loss.
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